iron out

verb

ironed out; ironing out; irons out

transitive verb

1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by pressing
2
: to resolve or work out a solution to
ironed out their differences

Examples of iron out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That didn’t stop the team from trying to iron out a few kinks with its 2024 car, RB 20. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2024 Congressional leaders agreed to a funding deal Wednesday that would prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend, extending the expiration dates for federal finances until later in March as lawmakers iron out the final details of a $1.7 trillion spending package. Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 But as Casey Neistat points out, this is the worst Apple Vision Pro will ever be: issues will be ironed out, features will be introduced and iterated upon, and more content will be available. Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024 Zalewski said the ripple effects from legislation after the Champlain collapse took longer than expected since these deals take about a year to fully iron out and hold outs can derail plans. Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 But not at least until some of this stuff gets ironed out. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024 But some analysts believe that most of these issues have now been ironed out and that India can make up for the shortfall of new projects this year. Sibi Arasu, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2024 The parties would have to iron out terms that are palatable to Redstone, who must weigh the tax fallout of the all-cash deal that Ellison is seeking. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 However, there are still kinks waiting to be ironed out. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of iron out was in 1753

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Cite this Entry

“Iron out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iron%20out. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

iron out

verb
1
: to make smooth or flat by or as if by ironing
2
: to work out a solution to
ironed out their differences
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